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MYRO'N C. BEMAN AND FRANK A. PILCHER, OF BING HAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS TO BEMAN SYMPHONIE ORGAN COMPANY, OF BINGHAMTON,-NEW YORK, A. CORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MYRON C. BEMAN and FRANK A. PILGHER, citizens of the United States,' residing at 'Binghamton, in the county ofBroome and State of.- New. York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Organs, of

which the following is a specification, ref-Z had therein to the accompanytrol of the instrument had to be accom-.

plished through the use of a multiple number of tracker bars and a corresponding number of records or the equivalent, or else the scope of rendition of the instrument was narrowly limited. In most instances it has' been possible only to secure the rendition of a single solo part and one or two accompaniment parts, but occasionally it has been found possible to play simple orchestral music in which the number ofparts is small. This limitation has been due combinedly to the great complication incident to the use of a. plurality of tracker bars and records and to the complication of the old pneumatic actions.

According to our invention it is possible to play orchestral music in which there are represented over thirty different instruments and a corresponding number of parts, from a single tracker-bar having perforations less in number than the number of sounding devices, together with a single cooperating record roll or music sheet. Furthermore apparatus may readily 'be con structed, to further carry out our invention, by which the number of different instruments and parts represented may be increased to forty or even fifty. In short the scope of rendition of an instrument operating according to our invention is far more than suflicient for the playing of any orchestral music which may be desired.

Pre'liminarily and briefly stated, our in-. vention consists in making a plurality of arbitrarily chosen subdivisions of each stop (and by the term stop here used-is meant I any single set of sounding devices bywhich a, given instrument may be simulated, ac-

Specification of Letters Patent. 1

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

Application filed April 16, 1913. Serial No. 761,642.

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subdividing the tracker ,bar into a plurality of playing sub-sections, and-interchangeably and operatively associating the control of the playing subdivisions of all the stops with the said sub-sections without regard to the correspondence of pitch of any sub-division of any stop to thev location of the temporarilv associated sub-section of the tracker bar. The several subdivisions of each stop are preferably made such that the parts of the several subdivisions overlap each other, ,y whichis meant that certain notes lie in divisions of a different order. This will be more fully comprehended from the detailed description which follows.-

Our invention further includes the arrangement and association of the sub-divisions of the stops with the playing subsections of the tracker bar, which consists in the provision of means for selecting the stop, simultaneously selecting the part of the stop in which the sub-division lies bass or treble, and then the subdivision itself.

The'invention can be carried out with a variety of apparatus.

Although the system is essentially electrical, wind pressure must, of course be used to blow the pipes, and in addition to this, the tracker-bar and music record sheet operate upon the electrical system through a set of primary circuit-closing pneumatics or pneumato-electrics. Obviously these pneumato-electrics might be replaced by suitable electric relays or by direct circuit control from the tracker-bar itself. Upon*a full understanding of our invention, it will be obvious also that the electrical system may be replaced by a pneumatic system by which our invention may be practised, but with far less efiiciency.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a diagram showing oneset of complete circuits from the tracker bar to the sounding device. Fig. 1 and Fig. 1. together constitute a diagrammatic layout of the entire system from which many of the details are omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 1 is a diagram of an enlarged apparatus of the form of Fig. 1 for use also in connection with the apparatus of Fig. 1*. Fig. 1 is a diagram of a modification of the circuits of Figs. 1 and 1 by whichthe same results are secured in a diflerent manner. Figs. 2 and 2 are detailed diagrams showing in two or three lltl elemental circuit connections. which are clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 1 in their relation to each other. The uppermost elemental circuits of this figure are stop control circuits, while the lower circuits (the lowermost one of which is shown complete) are note control circuits. In these figures also the several circuit controlling devices and one of the soundingdevices of a single stop ar shown in transverse section. Figs. 3* an' 8} show in plan the circuit closing devices of Figs. 2 and 2 in the same positional relation to each other as they bear in Figs. 2 and 2 together with such of the elemental circuit connections shown in Figs. 2 and 2 as may be clearly indicated in plan. Fig. 1 is an enlarged'plan view of the principal circuit controlling device of the system which we denominate the range selector and through which a plurality of subdivisions of any stop may be made. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the sameon the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a pl an'view of one of the actuating magnets A of the part control device taken above its armature. Fig. isa detail view of a group of note control circuits shown-in diagram in Figs. 1 and 1 Fig. 8 is a similar view of the same class of circuits showing a further detail and enlargement thereof.

The range selector ofFigs. 4. and 5 comprises in this embodiment a base board 10 of insulating material on the face of which are laid parallel and close to each other a plurality of note control bars N b of conducting material which are adapted to be connected respectively to the controlling elements (magnetically actuated valves) of the sounding devices of the stops- In this part control device, each note of the stop with which it is to be associated is represented by a bar 1 b. Ovorlying these bars are a plurality of rows 16, 8, 4 of electric gang switches 2, 3, 4, etc., 1, 2, 3, etc., and 1, 2, 3, etc. Each of these switches comprises a body block of insulating material carrying a plurality of movable contacts 11 adapted to co operate and make circuit connection with an.

equal number of note bars Nb. The switches in the rows are pivotally mounted on posts 12 at each end thereof and arranged end to end. These switches 1, 2, 3, etc., by the ranges of note bars which they cover and by their relatiye position (which may be made anything desired), efiect the division of the note bars Nb and resultingly, of the stop which they represent into a plurality of subdivisionsor ranges each of a plurality of notes. Thus each of the switches 52, 3, 4, etc., of row 16 efi'ect one subdivision, 1, 2, 3, etc., of the next row 8 other sub-divisions and 1, 2, 3, etc., of the third row 1 still other subdivisions. It will be observed furthermore that some of the switches overlap some of the others in that the same note bars N?) are accessible through switches of a different linear or numerical order. Each of the switches 1, 2, 3, etc. (see Fig. 5), is biased to'a normally open position by a spring 13 between the base board 10 and an arm 14. connected with the switch, the spring 13 surrounding an operating rod 15 which passes through the arm 1 1 at one end and is con nected thereto by nut 16, and which at its lower end passes through the base board 10 and connects with anal-mature 17 operated by a group of actuating magnets a secured to the under side of the base board 10. The face of the actuating magnets a is flush with the under face of the base board 10 while the armature 17 works in acavity therein. As illustrated the actuating magnets comprise a group of four (see Fig. 6), while the armature is substantially circular and is acted upon by all four magnets. This of course may be supplanted by any well-known construction. The lower end of the spring 13 is seated in the socket 18 surrounding the rod 15. but it does not pass through to the cavity 17. From still further reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the bars Nb are strips of metal laid in transverse slots in the face of the base board 10 and retained therein by longitudinally extending overlying bars 19 secured by screws to the base board. The posts 12 which carry the switches are shown as simply doweled into the top of the board, but they maybe otherwise secured, especially if made of metal. In this embodiment of course they are made of wood or other insulating material as also are the body block. 20 of the switches which carry the con tacts 11'.

Referring now to Fig 1 in which this range selector is designated lPPC, it will be seen that each bar N b is connected to a sounding device as designated by one of the circles SD. This is shown elementally in Fig. 2 wherein both the range selector lPPC and one of the sounding devices SD are shown in transverse section. The sounding device SD is equipped 'with the type of control disclosed in the copending, application of Frank A. Pilcher, Serial No. 696,536, filed May 10, 1912. The actuating magnet s is positioned over a duct 21 opened at one end to atmosphere through pipe 2:2, and the upper end of which is normally closed by disk valve 23, while at the other end it opens into a pneumatic 24: in wind pressure chest 25 and connected by link 26 to valve 27 which governs the fiow of air from the wind chest 25 to the pipe p of the sounding'device. The disk valve 23 is directly beneath the actuating magnets and is operated thereby, the disk being made of or having attached to it magnetic material. An opening 29 through the face plate of the magnet supplies airirom chest 25 to the pneumatic 2 1, and this opening 29 is closed when valve disk 23 is lifted; Under this condition suction being applied through 22, the pressure of air in the wind chest 25 collapses pneumatic 24 and opens valve 27. Immediately the magnet S is deenergized, the vent 22 is'closed, and the port 29 opened, whereby pneumatic 24 is filled from the wind chest and the valve 27 is closed by the pressure-of its spring. Connection of the magnets s to the note bars Nb is made by.

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Referring now to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 the tracker-bar-is designated generally by TB.- The tracker-bar is of the standard type containing two rows, upper and lower, of perforations. Arbitrarily we have chosenflto effect the actuation of the'notes from the lower row of perforations, and to effect the stop control from the upper row of perforations. Arbitrarily also we divide both the upper and lower rowsinto right and left sections designated T and T for the upper row and T and T- for the lower row. Re-

ferringto Fig. 1 and Fig. 1 in which the circuits and devices are diagrammed. the upper and lower sections are similarly designated T, T and T T respectively, but are shown in rectilinear arrangement, the upper row on the uppermost portion of the sheet and the lower row on the lowermost portion ofthe sheet. Suitable tubes t extend ,from the. tracker perforations to corresponding banks of pneumato-electrics. P to Pt, These pneumato-electrics of sections P and P control note circuits N, N etc., which connect with the contacts 11 of the part-control device PPC (see also Figs. 2 and 2 I These pneumato-electrics I lower left of the figure.

and note sheet, the pneumato-electrics n collapse against the sides of the chests 30 I and simultaneously'close the three movable contacts '31 upon the cooperating fixed contacts32. The detailed construction of these pneumato-elec'trics .may be varied as de- Y "The pneumato-electrics of groups P and P which are used for the stop control are slightly different in form but are essentially-the same in operation. As shown by the section at the top of the row of pneumatd-electrics P and P in Fig. 2*, these pneumato-electrics comprise movable members 33 in chambers 34 which dividethe chambers 34 into upper and lower compart: ments, the lower one ofv which connects with tube It and with the tracker, while the upper one is connected to a suction device through duct 35. A' small bleed 36 furnishes a means for communication between the upper compartment and the lower, whereby when the tracker perforations are closed, the movable member 33 is down, and the pne'umato-electric collapsed, but when i the tracker, perforations are opened, the air pressure on the under side of the movable member 33 is raised and the member itself raised to' an upper position, the suction through duct 35 taking all of the inrushing air through bleed 36. An electric switch comprising a fixed terminal 37 and a movable spring terminal 38 overlying and bearing upon the movable member 33 of the pneumato-electric is closed by the pneumatoelectric whenever the perforations of the tracker are,opened to atmosphere and member 33 rises. If desired, of course pneumatoelectrics P and P could be made with the movable member on the outside-of the valve box as are the pneumato-electrics P and P. So also a multiple number of contacts might be closed by the pneumato-electrics P and P The circuits 4N, 4N etc., which extend from the multiple contacts of pneumatoelectrics P and P are the circuits over which according to the method of. our invention, any desired part of any stop is operatively and' interchangeably temporarily associated with any desired playingsub-section of the tracker. The tracker and hence the pneumato-electrics P, P "are as shown in Figs. 1 and 1 arbitrarily divided into a plurality of playing sub-sections designated 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. There is connected with sub-section numbered 3 a 'pneumatoelectric for each contact 11 of range selector switch numbered 3 in any row of switches of the range selector 1PPG.. Preferably therefore, though not necessarily, the number of notes controlled from all numerically corresponding switches of the range selector lPPC are made equal, and a corresponding number of pneumato-electrics P? P is designated to constitute playing sub-sections associated therewith. It will be noted that the three switches 3 of the range selector lPPC cover different groups of notes hearing each a definite pitch relation to the,

other. One contact 31 of each pneumatoelectrics of section P of playing sub-section No. 3, is connected by a conductor such as 4N (see Figs. 1 and 1 to one of the contacts 11 of switch 3 in one row ofswitches of the rangeselector lPPC, which row is designated 4 while another contact 31 of each of the No. 3 group of pneumato-electries P is connected by a conductor such as -the order of the chromatic scale.

8N to switch No. 3 in the second row 8 of the switches of the range selector lPPC, and the remaining contacts 31 are connected by conductors 6N 3 each to a contact 11 of switch 3 in the third row of switches 16. Connection of the conductors 4N, 8N 6N is made to contacts 31 of sub-section No. 3 and contacts 11 o'f switches 3 in corresponding numerical order, so that the tracker perforations are associated with the sounding devices controlled through switches 3 in Due to the fact that the switches 3 each cooperate with a different group of note bars however, any desired one of the three groups of notes, diii'ering though they may in pitch as respects the playing sub-section oi the tracker associated with the group of pneumatics 3 through which they are controlled, may be associated at will with this playing subsection. Similar connection is made between switches 2 of the rows 4L, 8 and 16 of the range selector and that group of pneumato-electrics 2 associated withplaying sub-section 2 of the tracker, and so for .4, 5 and 6, or a greater number, should a greater number of subdivisions of the tracker into playing sub-sections be desired. The net result of this method of subdivision and association is that a desired note controlled through any bar Nb may be reached from three different control ducts in three different sub-sections of the tracker. Thus looking closely at Figs. 1 and 1 it will be seen that the note bar designated Nb may be reached through each of conductors 4N, 8N and 6N which connect respectively with pneumato-electrics in groups 1, 2 and 3 of section P and the same is true oi each note of the stop.

Thus the fact which gives rise to the great advantage of our invention becomes appar- 'ent, the fact thatsince each note may be reached from a plurality of playing subsections when any usual sub-section for a 'given part is busy in the playing of some other part, the given part which it is desired to play may be reached from some other sub-section on the tracker. In a sim ple case suppose that it is desired to play a solo part on the group of notes numbered 2. This group of notes may be reached through switch 2 of the 8 row or through switch 3 of the 16 row; or through switch 1 of the 4: row. The playing sub-section on the tracker corresponding in pitch location to the notes governed through range selector switch 2 is playing sub-section No. 2 acting through group 2 of pneuinato-electrics P. Suppose this.sub-section is being used to play another group of notes in this same manual or in some other. stop (the latter through multiple connections to be presently described). Then the group of notes 2 covered by switch 2 of row 8 may be played meas either through switch 1 ofthe l row and electrics P P and the number of multiple circuits 4N, 4N etc., reaching therefrom, after the manner shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 1 that any desired part whatsoever of any stop may be operatively associated with any desired playing sub-section on the entire tracker without regard to correspondence in pitch location of the playing sub-section with the pitch of the group or range of notes it is desired to play, and this either to the inclusionor exclusion of other parts I of the same stop and all other stops.

In order that this arrangement of: connections may be understood in all its details,

a portion of the connections between parts :2 and 3 of section T of the tracker TB, and

.the correspondingly numbered switches of the range selector PPC are shown in lcull detail in Fig. 7 In the diagran'nnatic views of Figs. 1 and 1 the large extent of the layout of the system as a whole has prevented more detail showing, but in Fig. 7 the detail 'is such that the circuit arrangcinent may be grasped at once.

Following the same system of numbering the connections which pertains in 1 and 1, it will be seen that one of the inultiple contacts 31 of each pneun'iato-electric 3 of playing sub-section 3 of the tracker is connected by conductors 6N to switch 3 in the 16 rowof the range selector PPC, that the second contact in each pneumato-electric is connected by a conductor 8N to the switch No.3 in the 8 row of the range selector PPC, and the third. contacts of the pneu' anato-electrics are connected by conductors 4N to switch No. 3 in row i. groups of pneumato-electrics above group No. 3 associated with playingsub-section No. 3 of the tracker, connections are Sllllllarly made to the switches 2 in each of the several rows, and from group No. 1 to switches 1 in theseveral rows, it being noted that some of the switches No. 1 are located at the treble end of the part control. PFC, while others are located at the bass end.

The groups 2 and 1 of the pneumato-electrics are operable from playing sub-sections 2 and 1 respectively of the tracker. The row of sounding devices of a stop operated through the range selector PRC is designated SD.

To the stops.

Referring again particularly to the control from playing sub-section No. 3 through group of pneumato-electrics No. 3, it will be seen that the entire range of notes. operable from this sub-section No. 3 is defined by the entire reach of the three switches No. 3; that is by operating one or another of the switches No. 3, anyone of three diflerent groups 2, 3, 4 of notes may be controlled from playing sub-section 3 of the tracker. The first of-these groups of notes is reached through row 16 of the range selector, the second through row 8 and the third through row 4. Preferably the group under control of switch 3 in the 8 row is that part 3 of the stop corresponding in pitch to the pitch location of playing sub-section 3 of the tracker, while the parts 2 and 4 of the stop controlled through switches 3 in the 4 and 16 rows contain notes respectively an octave higher and lower than the corresponding notes of part 3 of the 8 row. Thus from playing sub-section No. 3 may be reached parts of the stop both above and below in pitch, the pitch location of subsection No. 3 of the tracker.

Again it may be stated that it isobvious' that according to our invention the system may be extended to give a greater range of control from any given tracker sub-section by first providing a greater numberof contacts 31 and a greater number of multiple circuits extending therefrom controlling a correspondingly greater number of rows as 16, 8 and 4 of the stop. Thus as indicated in Fig. 8 six contacts 31 could be proand furthermore that these six -diiferent notes in the parallel range selector PPC;

thus giving the greatest flexibility to the use of the sounding devicesof .the different This will appear more fully hereinafter.

Having according to our purpose made the requisite division of the stop and tracker,

Moreover the number of notes in fulfillment of our purpose the various 3 parts of all the divisions are operatively and interchangeably temporarily associated withany desired playing'sub-section of the tracker, and as aforesaid we have also devised means to carry this out. means carries out our purpose by a primary selection of the desired stop, a second selection between the treble and bass parts of the stop, thus singling out the part containing the range of notes it is desired to play from the given tracker sub-section, a

selector, by means of which the treble and the bass portions of any stop of pipes may be selected, (2) a switch-grouping selector by means of which the general pitch of the part to be played is fixed, and (3) suitable associated locking circuits and locking circuit switches, the function of which is to lock temporarily the control circuits established through the preceding two instrumentalities;

The part selector CS is shown in detail This latter c in Figs. 2 and 3. It comprises a pair of normally closed gang switches ts and'bs re spectively, controlling actuating circuits cs,

. the initial closure of which is governed by pneumato-electrics of sections P and P associated with the upper row of tracker perforations T, T. The switches ts and be are built structurally along the lines of the range selector lPPC which is described in detail with reference to Figs. 4 and 5. Base boards 39 have set on their upper faces conductor bars 40 from which connection is made by movable contacts 41 carried by pivoted insulating blocks 42 with the conductors 08. Like the switches 1 to 6 of the range selector lPPC, the blocks 42 are pivoted on posts 43 set up in the base board 39, and are operable to open and close the contacts 41 by means of actuating magnets m secured to the under side of the board 39 and connect-' ing by operating rods 44 withthe switch blocks 42. As shown in Fig. 1 there are provided two of the part selectors CS designated CS and CS respectively, one of them in connection with each of sections P and P of the upper-row of stop control perforations of the tracker. There are also provided two of the switch grouping selectors PS (see Fig. 1 designated PS. and PS one for each section T, T These are shown in detail in Figspfz and 3 respectively. Like the part selectors CS, the switch grouping selectors are built along the lines of the range selector lPPG. The

baseboard 45 in this instance is substantially' the same in width as the base board 10 of the range selector PPC, and carries transverse bars 46 in its upper face which. are in direct connection with conductors lab and lat (see Figs. 1 and 1 and Figsn2 and 2) connected at their leading ends to the bars 40 of part selectors CS. Overlying and cooperating with the bars 46 of the switclrgrouping selectors PS are in each case three or more gang switches 16*, 8*,

and 4 respectively, which switches, as shown clearly in Fig.2 are normally open and carry sets of gang contacts 47 which cooperate individually with the individual bars 46. These switches 16 8 and 4 are actuated like the switches ts and 68 of the part selectors GS by magnets m located beneath the base board 45. Actuating circuits p0 extend respectively-from the contacts 47 associated with each individual bar respectively to actuating magnets a of the switches 1 to 6 of the range selector PFC. Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that of the cir cuits p0 associated with the same bar 46 of the switch-grouping selector PS through contacts of the switch, that one controlled by switch 16* governs actuating magnet a of a switch in the 16 row, that one controlled by switch 8 governs actuating mag net at of a switch in the 8 row, and that one controlled by switch 4 governs an actuating magnet a in the 4 row. As respects any single bar 46 and the actuatin circuits Zst or lab and as connecting therewith, the actuating magnets on with which any group of circuits pc is connected, are those actuating magnets which operate switches, in the sev-' eral rows bearing the same numerical desig-',

nation. Thus all switches numbered :1 are associated with one bar 46, those marked 2 with the next in order, etc. (See again Fig.

1 in which the actuating magnetsa are designated by small circles at one end of; the rectangles designating the gang. switches. The battery connections are not shown);

Now reviewing the connections just de-. 1 scribed in the part selectors switch-grouping selectors PS, it will beseen that the circuits as are initially closed by the pneumato-electrics of groups P" and P which have hereinbefore been desig ated as i stop controls, and the actuating circuits emanating therefrom may if desired-glee called stop circuits. Between the pneumatoelectrlcs P, P andthe part selectors CS' [and CS the circuits as divide, being mul tiplied between the treble switch ts and-the bass switch 68 of the part selectors CS and CS in each case. Emanating from the part selectors CS are circuits Z823 and Zsb, each of them connecting with a bar 46 on the associated switch grouping selector PS. Each pneumato-electric of the groups P and P therefore governs a circuit Zst and also a circuit CS and the;

(iSZJ, the one Zsz, leadingto the treble portion of the range selector through the part selector CS; and switch grouping selector PS fer-ring to Figs. 1 and 1, it may be said arbitrarily that the difierent branches ls?) of circuits as control respectively the actuation of correspondingly numbered switches of the several subdivisions of the range selector lPPC numbered 1, 2 and 3, while the dilferent circuits L'st similarly control the actuation of the switches numbered 4, Sand 6. Obviously by opening one of the switches ts or be of the part selector CS, the actuating circuit 0.9 is confined to thebranches through the other, and selection is thus made between the bass and treble portions of the range selector and consequently the stop. Thus if a part in the treble is desired. switch is is allowed to remain closed while switch be is temporarily opened. Thus circuit as is extended by the associated one of the circuits Zst to the switch group ing selector PS, and by the actuation of the proper one of the switches 16, 8 and 4, selection is made of the particular subdivision of the selected part of the range selector lPPC which contains the particular switch through whichthe range of notes it is desired to play may be reached. As aforesaid, the switch l6 controls the actuating magnets a of the switches controlling groups of notes in the 16 row, and switches 8 and 4 similarly control respectively magnets a in the 8' and 4 rows. Therefore in the practice of our invention through the use of this apparatus, in order to associate any desired group of notes of the stop operatively with any desired playing subdivisions on the tracker, it is only necessary to actuate that one of the pneumato-elcctrics P,

which governs the circuit as which is multiplied respectively to treble and bass of the particular stop containing the group of notes, and simultaneously to actuate one of magnets mof the part selector GS to open the switch a or be which does not contain the part of thefstop itisl desired to play, and also to'operate that one of the actuating magnets m governing switch 16*, 8 or .4 as the case may be which is" identified with that one of the groups of switches 16", 8 or 4 containing the switch control-ling the range of notes which it is desired to play. Thus circuits 08m of the, actuating magnets m of the part selectors CS are controlled from the tracker through two ducts and two pneumato-eleotrics in each section P and P while the three actuating magnets m of the switch-grouping selector PS are directly actuated over control Circuits 728m individual-1y connected to a corresponding number of pneumato-electrics in each of sections P and P There are required for the government of these control circuits 'therefore'as many ducts (or twice as many grouping selector PS,- PS for controlling the actuating magnets m. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 1 only three circuits as and three control ducts therefor are required per stop of pipes, for there areonly three switch groupings or rows 16, 8,

v 4 respectively of the range selector and heme-portions of a part of the stop. For

- each additional step controlled, there will be provided an additional group of control and connected that when an actuating cir-- ducts in the tracker-board, but obviously it is not necessary to commens'urately increase the number of part selectors or the number of switch-grouping selectors,- (though this may be found desirable as will appear) and the number of control .ducts and pneumatoelectrics governing, circuits 798m and csm is therefore a constant.

In order that the control perforations in the record sheet may not have to be continuous, the actuating magnet a of each switch is connected with the locking circuit controlled by, a special switch. Two

groups of these locking-circuit-switches LD',

LI) are shown in Fig 1", one groupbeing associated with each part selector. These locking circuit-switches are so constructed cuit' Z82? or lab is first energized, the controlled actuating magnet a is looked through the associated locking circuit switch LD independently of the continued energization of circuit Zst or lab. The circuits Zst and lab need therefore to be but momentarily energized. Upon the following energization of the circuit, the locking circuit-switch LDacts to open the circuit of the previously locked actuating magnet an and thus to release the associated switch. of the ,range selector lPPC. One perforation in the record sheet is therefore'required to close a. switch over a, circuit Zst or lab and a second perforation following the'first to open the switch. Since the locking circuit-switches LD are between the part selector CS and the switch grouping selector PS in each case, the proper part selector has to be energized each time the .locking circuit is to be made or broken in order to distinguish between the locking devices associated with circuits Zst and those with the connected multiples Zeb. But the pitch selector PS does not have to be actuated, for the locking circuits Zs as will be seen, pass to the magnets a of the range selector PPO independently of the switch grouping selectors PS.

Thelocking circuit-switches LD comprise magnetically operated electrical, switches of a type similar to the electromagnetically actuated stop valve shown in the co-pending application of Frank A. Pilcher aforesaid.-

Each' of them comprises a pivoted switch They are shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3*.

member 48 carrying at one end a movable contact 49 adapted to make circuit with the 'fixed contact 50. The pivoted switch member 48 is adapted to be actuated by a Vertically reciprocable actuating tongue 51 a which depends from the armature 52 (if actuating electromagnet53. The armature 52 is of the plunger type and is normally held in an upper retracted position by spring 53 against an adjustable stop 54. The actuating tongue 51 is pivoted at-55 to the armature 52 and is held normally in a central position by leaf springs 51 whichbear on opposite sides thereof at their outer ends and are secured at their inner ends 'to the armature 52. Preferably these springs are formed integrally with each other as shown, being simply bent to the proper shape. On the movable member 48 are provided cam surfaces-57 inclined oppositely with respect to the pivotal point 58 and with respect to the normal position of theactuating tongue 51. Switch, member 48 will remain in each extreme position of its oscillation as defined by stops 59. In operation the yieldingly held tongue 51 on one reciprocation passes down one inclined face 57 to operateswitch member 48 toclose the switch contacts 4950 and the locking circuit in which they are included, while on the succeeding reciprocation of the member 51 it passes down the opposite face 57 which has been presented to it through the initial oscillation'of the member 48, and acts to return the switch member 48 to its normal position and open the previously closed contacts 49-50. Thus v repeated energization of the electromagnets 53 serves to alternately close and open the" contacts 4950, and these contacts maybe retained closed or open as long as' may be desired without continued energization o clearly shown" in Fig. 1*. Contacts 49 -50 as shown in Figs..2 and 2 are connected directly in looking circuit Zs which extendsfrom battery B, includes contacts"49-50,

magnets 53.

and from thence directly to locking bars 2?) of the range selector. 'Each locking circuit ls through connection with aplurality of.

bars lb controls commonly the locking of a plurality of switches 1 to 6 of the same numerical designation. Referring particularly to Fig. 4, it will be seen that there is provided among the bars Nb, a locking bar it for each of the switches 1 to 6. These locking bars in the plan view of Fig. 4 are characterized in each case by individual and exclusive association with a locking contact 11 of one switch only.

Referring again to Figs. 2 and 3, together with Fig. 1; it will be seen that-the locking circuit Z-s extends through any associated bar Zb through contact 11 of the particular switch, as in subdivision at, with which it is associated, and continuing thence extends by conductor 12 to unct1on 7' of conductor 7m with magnet a, actuating switch .No. 1, and thence through the magnet a and to battery by way of the common conductor Thus after its initial energization over a circuit 290 from the switch groupingselector as previously traced, the energization of ma gnet a. in any case is maintained by looking circuit Zs extending from the positive side of battery by way of conductor Zs, (Figs. 2 and 2 contacts l9-50 of locking device LD, the continuation of the locking circuit Zs to locking bar Zb, contact 11 of the switch designating the actuating magnets 0 In other words, each locking circuit controls a plurality of switches-of the same number in the range selector lPPC. For instance, one locking device controls switch No. 1 in each of the 16, 8 and 4: rows of the range selector, a second locking device controls switch No. 2 in each row and so on, there being six locking circuit switches for each stop used. Thus any desired part of the stop may be locked in operative association with 'any desired part of the tracker bar, may be retained in such association as long as it is desired to play from a particular playing sub-section. on the tracker bar, and may thereupon be released. It is particularly to be noted that the only continuous energy necessary to retain in locked position any switch.- of "the device PFC through which the association eli'ected, is that energy taken by its own. actuating magnet a, the actuating magnets oil the part selectors, the switch grou'g'iiug selectors. and the locking devices Ll) being normally deciieigized.

'lhrough connection of the locking circuit 28 with the unction j, battery 1s retained on 1,167,34tet the branch of the circuit p0 connected with the junction j after the openingof the initial energizing circuit. In'order to prevent back ing circuit switches. There are three sets of these contacts on each movable member 48 of each locking device,-each set of contacts 6061 controlling one of the circuits p0 connected to actuating magnets a of the group governed by the corresponding locking device. The contacts 60-61 are arranged to be opened immediately after the contacts 4950 are closed, but not before. In short the switch member 48 makes contacts 49--50 before it breaks contacts 6061. Thus the energizing circuit p0 of any magnet a of the part and pitch control PPC is not broken at contacts 6061 until after the locking circuit ls of the group magnets to which it belongs is closed, thus opening the initial energizing circuit 720 of the remaining lPPC switches of the same numerical order, until after a subsequent operation of the locking device, for the purpose above stated. It has been impracticable to show the details of Figs. 2 and 2 in the general diagrams in F igs'l and 1 but it will be fully understood that each elemental circuit indicated in Figs. 1 and 1 is of the form shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 2 v New note the system at large and its operation. Referring to Figsl and 1 it will be seen that only one stop of sounding de-, vices SD is shown. But a distributing terminal board J is shown in'the multiple note control connections 4N, 8N etc, and from this junction board the connections 4N, 8N etc, are intended to be multipled to range selector PPC (not shown) connected with other stops. Thus there Will be a stop or pipes for-the organ, a stop or pipes for the flute, a manual for theviolin, a stop or pipes for the oboe, etc., each with one or more associated range selectors PPC which are connected to the same points on the distributing terminal board J and thereby in the same relation to the tracker bar as are the range selectors PPC which are shown. Furthermore, emanating from the groups of locking circuit switches LD are shown additional locking circuits Zsm which extend in sets to the respective range selectors of these other stops for their government. So also there are indicated correlated switch actuating" circuits 728M extending from the pitch selectors PS. These circuits 728M extend in sets correlated to the sets Zsm of the locking circuits to the actuating magnets of these other range selectors in a manner essentially similar to that shown. These sets of circuits 18m and 728M are energized over cirunits as controlled from the tracker-board in 

